North Bankstown Soccer Club
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MiniRoos Rules 10-11
MiniRoos Rules
MiniRoos Club Football • Under 10 & 11
⚽ Quick Facts
📍 Modified Offside Rule
The official offside rule (Law 11, FIFA Laws of the Game) does NOT apply to MiniRoos Under 10 & 11.
Goals can be scored from the offside position.
Game Leaders should direct players permanently standing in blatant offside positions to move into onside positions.
Children should be made aware of the official offside rule during training and be encouraged to adopt this philosophy during the game at all times.
🧤 Goalkeeper Rules
The goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball anywhere in the penalty area.
To restart play after a save:
- Ball must be thrown or rolled from the hands, OR played from the ground with their feet
- Must restart within 6 seconds
- Opponents must be at least 10 metres outside the penalty area
- Opponents cannot move inside until the ball is in play
- Ball is in play once it moves out of the penalty area or when the goalkeeper places the ball on the ground
⚠️ The goalkeeper is NOT allowed to kick or drop kick the ball directly from their hands.
⚠️ An indirect free kick is awarded if the goalkeeper touches the ball with their hands after it has been deliberately kicked to them by a teammate.
🤾 Ball Crossing the Touch Line (Throw-in)
Throw-in procedure:
- Player faces the field of play
- Has part of each foot on the ground either on or behind the touch line
- Uses both hands and delivers the ball from behind and over their head
- Thrower must not touch the ball again until it has touched another player
- Opponents must be at least 5 metres away until the ball is in play
The ball is in play once it enters the field. A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in.
🚩 Ball Crossing Goal Line (Defending Team Touched Last)
Corner kick:
- A player from the attacking team places the ball inside the corner arc nearest to where the ball crossed the line
- Opponents must be at least 5 metres away until the ball is in play
- Ball is in play when it is kicked and moves
✓ A goal may be scored directly from a corner kick.
🥅 Ball Crossing Goal Line (Attacking Team Touched Last)
Goal kick from anywhere within the penalty area:
- Opponents remain at least 10 metres outside the penalty area until the ball is in play
- Game Leaders should not restart play until satisfied all opposition players are 10m outside
- Ball is in play once it is kicked directly out of the penalty area
⚠️ Fouls and Free Kicks
Indirect free kicks are awarded for all acts of handball or fouls and misconduct:
- Opponents must be at least 5 metres away when the kick is taken
- A goal can be scored only if the ball touches another player before entering the goal
Penalty kicks:
For deliberate or serious acts of handball or fouls and misconduct in the penalty area, a penalty kick is awarded:
- Taken from an 8 metre penalty mark
- Only goalkeeper in position
- All other players must be outside the penalty area and at least 5 metres behind the penalty mark
Fouls and misconduct include:
- Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
- Trips or attempts to trip an opponent
- Jumps at an opponent
- Charges at an opponent
- Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
- Pushes an opponent
- Tackles an opponent from behind to gain possession of the ball
- Makes contact with the opponent before touching the ball
- Holds an opponent
- Spits at an opponent
- Handles the ball deliberately
- Plays in a dangerous manner
- Impedes the progress of a player
🥅 Goal Type
Portable goals are preferred, but poles or markers as goals are also suitable.
Important: Portable goals must be anchored securely to the ground using sandbags or pegs to comply with Australian Safety Standards.
📊 Match Results & Points Tables
Match results are recorded for the purpose of assigning teams to appropriate leagues only.
Match results will NOT be published publicly.
Points tables do not exist in Under 10 & 11 football.
The focus is on fun, development, and enjoyment for all players!
Want to Learn More?
For full details, visit the official MiniRoos website:
miniroos.com.au
